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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Captain Henry Whitener Chapter

Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri


To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence; to promote the development of an enlightened public opinion; and to foster patriotic citizenship--these are the objects of our society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a service organization in which each member is a lineal descendant of a Patriot who gave aid or served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Information about DAR may be found at the National Society DAR web site which includes facts about DAR and membership criteria. Further information may also be found at the Missouri State Society DAR web site.

The Captain Henry Whitener Chapter NSDAR was organized on April 17, 1965 with fourteen charter members. It is home to Daughters from Madison, Ste. Francois, and Wayne counties.

"Our chapter was named for the son of the first white man in western North Carolina, Heinrich Weidner [became Whitener]. He owned 10,000 acres of land in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

His second son, Henry, Jr., was made a Captain in the Revolutionary War and was appointed to draft men for the Battle Kings Mountain. It was under the famous white oak tree on the Weidner lands that troops assembled for the Revolutionary War, the French and Indian War, and the War Between the States.

In 1804, Captain Henry Whitener, Jr., and his wife, the former Cathering Shell, their eleven children and five slaves headed westward to what is now Missouri. They settled one and one half miles south of the present town of Marquand, Missouri." (From The Whitener Family, Volume I, by Virginia Whitener Crowe and Fletcher Standefer Crowe)

Our chapter meetings are held on the third Monday of September through May at 12:00 noon. Since our chapter was organized it has donated many books of marriage records and census records of Madison County and surrounding counties to libraries in both Madison and Wayne counties. Members are very enthusiastic in their endeavors to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Several of our members have been teachers, others are active in the business world, and many are very active members of their local historical societies as well.

Current chapter officers are: Regent, Virginia Wilson; Vice Regent, Virginia Blaine; Chaplain, Judy Mahal; Recording/Corresponding Secretary, Virginia Wilson; Treasurer, Doris McMillan; Registrar, Thelma Sikes; Historian, Edna Hillis; Librarian, Willa Combs.

If you are interested in joining DAR and would like to attend one of our meetings please contact us. Guests are welcome. We will be happy to assist you in proving your lineage to your Revolutionary War patriot.

Information for this web site was written by Captain Henry Whitener Chapter Past Regent, Judy Mahal, for Missouri DAR Through Times: The Histories of Missouri DAR Chapters. Edited and compiled by Lemira Stubbs Parks. Published by Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2005.

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